About noon:
Noon is building the Middle East's most powerful ecosystem of digital products and services: fast, scalable, and deeply customer-centric. Our mission is simple: deliver to every door, every day. We imagine, build, and scale new businesses that create real commercial value and push noon's ecosystem forward. If you're wired to build from scratch, operate with speed, and turn ambiguity into momentum, this is where you belong.
What you'll do:
- Lead and oversee the NUB Audit team, supporting the Head of Internal Audit in providing independent and objective assurance on the adequacy and effectiveness of governance, risk management, and internal controls across the organization.
- Define and drive the annual and multi-year risk-based Internal Audit Plan covering financial, operational, compliance, technology, and strategic risks across all business units.
- Provide inputs for the continuous development and refresh of the enterprise-wide audit universe, ensuring alignment with business strategy, regulatory expectations, and emerging internal and external risks.
- Continuously monitor the organization's risk profile, identify emerging and thematic risks, and proactively assess potential impacts to the business.
- Deliver the approved Internal Audit Plan effectively and efficiently, ensuring timely execution, high-quality audit coverage, and value-added outcomes.
- Identify root causes for recurring audit issues and control weaknesses, and recommend practical, sustainable solutions that enhance control maturity and operational efficiency.
- Oversee the execution of integrated, end-to-end audits by assigning resources with appropriate skill sets and reviewing audit work to ensure quality, consistency, and adherence to internal audit standards.
- Monitor the status of management action plans, with a particular focus on high-risk and high-priority issues, and escalate delays or ineffective remediation where required.
- Build strong working relationships with senior management, business unit heads, and key stakeholders while maintaining independence and professional skepticism.
- Promote the value of Internal Audit as a trusted advisor by providing insights on process improvements, risk mitigation, and governance enhancement.
- Prepare and present clear, concise, and impactful audit reports and dashboards for senior management and the Audit Committee.
- Attend Audit Committee and senior leadership meetings to present summaries of key audit observations, thematic issues, and overall risk trends.
What you'll need:
- A master's degree from an accredited university in business, finance, accounting, engineering, or a related field.
- A recognized professional certification such as CIA, CPA, CA, ACCA, CISA, or equivalent.
- Minimum 1012 years of progressive Internal Audit, risk, or consulting experience, with significant exposure to Retail, Supply Chain, E-commerce, and Technology-driven organizations.
- Strong exposure to CMA guidelines, particularly in relation to quarterly and annual reporting, disclosures, and governance requirements presented to the Audit Committee and the Board.
- Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide or multi-business audits in complex, high-growth, and high-volume environments.
- Strong understanding of Board and Audit Committee expectations, corporate governance principles, and enterprise risk management frameworks.
- Proven ability to communicate complex risk issues effectively to senior executives and Board members.
- Experience managing and developing high-performing audit teams and engaging with senior stakeholders at a leadership level.
- High standards of integrity, independence, and professional judgment, with the confidence to challenge management when required.
- Proven ability to operate autonomously in high-pressure situations, successfully handle multiple competing priorities, and possess a high level of discipline while displaying a high degree of flexibility and professionalism.
Who will excel
We're looking for candidates who thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic start-up environment. We're searching for problem solvers, people who operate with a bias for action and have a deep understanding of the importance of resourcefulness over-reliance.
Candor is our only default. Demanding unequivocal high standards should be non-negotiable because quality matters. We want people who are radically candid, cohorts who commit to settling for nothing but the best - in hiring, in accepting work from colleagues, and in your own work.
Ours is not an easy mission, but it is a meaningful one. Every hire must actively raise the bar of talent in the company to help us reach our vision.
